Comments on: Finding de Soto

By: GOPGeorgia

GOPGeorgia — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:23:37 +0000

Almost everywhere in the state of Georgia is South of Walker County. There are several counties just as north as Walker, but none further unless you consider the disputed territories, currently consider by some to be part of Tennessee.

By: Demonbeck

Demonbeck — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:39:06 +0000

From where I sit, it’s in North Georgia.

By: Ramblinwreck

Ramblinwreck — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:07:34 +0000

The real deciding issue is whether it is above or below the gnat line. That’s the real dividing line between North and South Georgia.

By: Rick Day

Rick Day — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:46:00 +0000

Look, I understand (from others) it’s HARD being in charge and all powerful and little people looking up to you all the time for decisions!

A little submission to the sting of the flogger has soothed and humbled even the most powerful civil servant, helping him focus on the next days task of managing the White Man’s World™

That monument should be someone like Goddess Amazon, one of my dear friends and holistic physician. I submit to the governor’s committee the following model for the monument to Spanish BDSM. Keeping it PG. Daddy will explain later, kids.

http://www.avalon-residenz.de/img/amazon.jpg

By: drjay

drjay — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:18:19 +0000

i see your point–i guess i don’t think about it much b/c i know exactly where they are talking about and the sound of giant blowers drying peanuts pretty well screams “south ga” if you ever have any reason to be in those parts…so it’s not a horrible description…

By: Ronald Daniels

Ronald Daniels — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:17:49 +0000

You do grasp the issues with describing a location in approximate terms when the entire article is about the location where a precise location – the irony at least?

By: drjay

drjay — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:11:21 +0000

having said that telfair county seems pretty south ga to me…

By: Mad Dog

Mad Dog — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:42:38 +0000

Only a cross can be a monument?

By: Sleepy Tom

Sleepy Tom — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:32:57 +0000

So, if the City of Macon buys Christmas decorations to hang from the street light poles, you will fight against that, right?

By: Ronald Daniels

Ronald Daniels — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:05:03 +0000

See that’s not a religious monument, but a monument to the Spanish BDSM industry. That’s how we will get the gubbermint monies for it!

By: griftdrift

griftdrift — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:02:33 +0000

The familiar argument.

1. We need this but they won’t let us.

2. Actually it’s already there.

3. Yeah, but its not good enough.

By: Erick

Erick — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:56:14 +0000

That’s not a monument. I’m thinking 100 foot high corinthian column with de Soto on top pouring water out over the heathen — not some cheap wooden sign.

By: Erick

Erick — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:54:55 +0000

First, that is not a monument. Second, I’m sure private funds can be raised and don’t support tax dollars being used to pay for such a thing. That’s just silly.

By: Sleepy Tom

Sleepy Tom — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:00:58 +0000

Erick once again proves his madness methodology to put his form of Christianity everywhere he can…and, YES…he would gladly lobby for public tax dollars to build one.

By: Ronald Daniels

Ronald Daniels — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:52:58 +0000

I can’t be held accountable for the geographic ignorance of urban residents who would otherwise would have no inclination of where Telfair County was other than south of them.

I would personally expect a bit more precise description of the County’s location by the AJC – given the unique facts of this situation. Granted it makes attempt to clear this up by mentioning it’s 100 miles downriver from Macon – but that is a bit lacking. I would have less concern over it, were this not a situation where there is a disputed historical location. If this story is about anything, it’s locations and one would expect precision.

By: drjay

drjay — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:10:31 +0000

you do realize that to most of these people it’s south ga if its south of i-20, right…

By: hayek_lives

hayek_lives — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:05:39 +0000

Call it “The Big Dippin”

By: Ronald Daniels

Ronald Daniels — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:47:55 +0000

And Telfair is hardly South Georgia. It’s right at the edge of “Central Georgia.” They even have a 10 foot tall wooden Statute of Liberty.

By: griftdrift

griftdrift — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:33:52 +0000

The monument

http://www3.pbase.com/jacksonville_ga/image/2727574&exif=Y

By: griftdrift

griftdrift — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:33:10 +0000

Correction: It was two years ago

http://www.peachpundit.com/2007/07/17/random-georgia-fact-of-the-day/